Saturday, 18 August 2018
Today we had a 6-hour city tour of Lima. One of the highlights was the Museo Larco. The museum is based on a collection of pre-Incan artifacts made by the "sugar baron", Rafael Larco Hoyle. Larco is considered the father of Peruvian archaeology.
Today we had a 6-hour city tour of Lima. One of the highlights was the Museo Larco. The museum is based on a collection of pre-Incan artifacts made by the "sugar baron", Rafael Larco Hoyle. Larco is considered the father of Peruvian archaeology.
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| Unlike most museums, the storage rooms for not-on-exhibit pieces is open for the public to wander through and view. |
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| The pre-Incan ceramics in the museum are noted for their expressive faces. |
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| A decorated vessel for liquids. |
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| The grounds are beautifully landscaped. This is the entrance to the property. |
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| The garden contains a lot of unusual cacti. |
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| More unusual cacti. |
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